Del Monte Foods, producer of Pup-Peroni Dog Treats announces an $8 million national ad campaign. You decide about the quality of this soon to be highly advertised pet treat.
Pup-Peroni Dog Treats is about to be advertised on televisions everywhere; Del Monte Foods is spending the largest amount of money ever on the treat. The new commercials “will highlight consumers’ strong conviction that their pets can communicate and empathize with them.” “This program also underscores the company’s commitment to making strategic investments in our key brands and to driving growth,” said Bill Pearce, Del Monte’s chief marketing officer. http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/02/02/daily69.html
Is Pup-Peroni the right treat for your dog?
Here are the ingredients listed on the www.pupperoni.com website for the ‘Original Beef Flavor Pup-Peroni:
Beef, Meat by-Products, Soy Grits, Sugar, Liver, Salt, Propylene Glycol, Garlic Powder, Caramel Color, Natural Smoke Flavor, Potassium Sorbate (used as a preservative), Sodium Nitrite (for color retention), Red 40, BHA (used as a preservative), Onion Extract.
The highlighted ingredients explained further:
Meat by-Products. This is a rendered meat ingredient commonly used in ‘grocery store’ type pet foods and treats. The FDA determined this ingredient to be a probable source of pentobarbital, a lethal drug used to euthanize animals. Thus, this pet food/pet treat ingredient more than likely contains rendered euthanized animals and the lethal drug used to kill them.
Propylene Glycol. Known risk to cats and toxic to small children. Controversial ingredient in pet foods/pet treats.
Garlic Powder. Controversial ingredient; some dogs cannot tolerate garlic. Cousin to onions which is toxic to dogs.
Sodium Nitrite. Chemical used to destroy the botulism bacteria; linked to lung disease.
Caramel Color and Red 40. Science has shown common food colors are linked to tumors and cancer.
BHA. Scientifically linked to cancer.
Onion Extract. Onion is toxic to dogs.
Having more information on the ingredients of Original Beef Flavor Pup-Peroni Dog Treats, would you give this treat to your dog?
Wishing you and your pet(s) the best,
Susan Thixton
Pet Food Safety Advocate
Author, Buyer Beware
Co-Author Dinner PAWsible
TruthaboutPetFood.com
PetsumerReport.com
What’s in Your Pet’s Food?
Is your dog or cat eating risk ingredients? Chinese imports? Petsumer Report tells the ‘rest of the story’ on over 2500 cat foods, dog foods, and pet treats. 30 Day Satisfaction Guarantee. www.PetsumerReport.com
Are you subscribed to Truth About Pet Food Newsletter? Click Here to subscribe
Follow Truth about Pet Food on Twitter
Become a Fan of Truth about Pet Food, Dinner PAWsible, Buyer Beware on Facebook
Find Healthy Pet Foods in Your Area Click Here
KAREN SCHALK
May 15, 2014 at 7:48 pm
I am looking for true, updated facts from the FDA on Pup-peroni and if they have taken out the onions, and especially the pentobarbital, a lethal drug used to euthanize animals. How could anyone do this? Seriously?
Dee
July 12, 2014 at 6:39 pm
I would like to know since an article that was posted about how these treats were harmful to dogs is still being sold my family has lost 2 fur babies in less than a month this is the only treat they were given and since you are posting a “New Campaign” for them would you like a picture if these 2 beautiful animals before their untimely death for it?
Carolyn Ponte
July 18, 2014 at 9:22 am
Thank you for the information. This should be a great website for animal information.
DR. BIELEN
August 11, 2014 at 1:17 am
WHOEVER WROTE THIS ARTICLE HAS NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE EVEN WRITING ABOUT. PROPYLENE GLYCOL IS AN APPROVED FOOD ADDITIVE FOR DOGS, CATS NOT SO MUCH BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE BODY ANEMIA. SODIUM NITRITE IS TYPICALLY FOUND IN A LOT OF FOODS TO GIVE THE FOOD TASTE AND BETTER COLOR. ITS LIKE A SUBSTITUTE FOR SALT. NOT COMPLETELY HEALTHY, SALT ISNT EITHER BUT NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. BHA, WHAT ISNT LINKED TO CANCER NOW A DAYS? ONIONS ARE NOT BAD FOR DOGS. MY DOGS ARE 12 AND 14 YEARS OLD AND EAT GARLIC, ONIONS AND SOMETIMES A NIP OF CHOCOLATE AND THEY STILL MOVE AND RUN ALL AROUND. DO NOT BELIEVE THIS ARTICLE ABOUT THIS BRAND. GREAT BRAND AND BEEN DEALING WITH THEM FOR YEARS.
Susan Thixton
August 11, 2014 at 8:43 am
I hope you are not a veterinarian. Your perspective…”What isn’t linked to cancer now a day?” That’s not the attitude I feed my pets by.
karen
August 12, 2014 at 9:15 am
What about the phenabarbatol? That is my concern. If they are euthanize animals and then using that meat, that drug is getting into the puparoni that I give my shih you. I look forward to your professional comments.
Michael
March 22, 2016 at 10:31 pm
They don’t euthanize “food” animals with drugs. They shoot them in the head. (I’m not assuming…I’ve done it myself)
Rhonda
April 25, 2016 at 10:20 pm
This is horrifying i will never never buy this treats again for my beautiful Chihuahua it is probably what killed my last dog. I will tell as many people as i can. I dont trust any makers of dog food i make her food myself. It is so sad that in usa what people do for money. May all dog food company execs die a horrible death.
Kristine
October 28, 2019 at 10:28 am
I lost my beautiful 5 year old furrbaby and I gave her these treats. The vet has no clue how she died but her systems shut down. I am still in mourning. If this is what caused it, BUYER BEWARE!!!!